280 Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on lower mid-market technology companies. The firm is led by a highly experienced team that has generated substantial shareholder value through both operating and investing activities. 280 Capital focuses on investments where it can, in partnership with company management, leverage the Managing Directors’ distinctive skills in both operational improvement tactics and growth strategies to collectively drive shareholder value creation.
280 Capital Overview:
- Team: 280 Capital is led by two Managing Directors: Dave Martin and Dave Peterschmidt. The team integrates experienced and investor-minded operators with proven investors, bringing to bear a unique combination of skill sets to add value to its investments. Collectively, the Managing Directors have over 125 years of experience in technology industries, having led investments totaling in excess of $800 million into 15 companies, operated 13 companies as CEOs, served on nearly 40 Boards and executed over 60 M&A and spinout transactions.
- Market focus: 280 Capital targets investments in mid-market technology companies which may face certain operational or strategic challenges but possess a solid foundation and have meaningful growth opportunities.
- Value creation: 280 Capital works with company management to identify and execute operational and strategic initiatives that have the potential to transform the company’s market position and financial performance. We are especially well-suited to work with companies that possess solid foundations but also offer opportunities to both enhance operational execution and adapt go-to-market strategies to changing market conditions.
